LEADER 05550nam 2201165Ia 450 001 9910828975003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-45347-5 010 $a9786612453472 010 $a0-520-94475-5 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520944756 035 $a(CKB)2550000000001976 035 $a(EBL)477059 035 $a(OCoLC)586169660 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000336754 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11241324 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336754 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10282889 035 $a(PQKB)10584804 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC477059 035 $a(OCoLC)536309555 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30377 035 $a(DE-B1597)518833 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520944756 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL477059 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10355655 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL245347 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000001976 100 $a20090206d2010 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDirty water$b[electronic resource] $eone man's fight to clean up one of the world's most polluted bays /$fBill Sharpsteen 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (283 p.) 225 1 $aThe Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-25660-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tAuthor's Note -- $tPrologue. Surfer Scientist -- $tChapter 1. The Swimmer -- $tChapter 2. The Witness -- $tChapter 3. The Coalition -- $tChapter 4. Squirp -- $tChapter 5. The Press Conference -- $tChapter 6. City Hall -- $tChapter 7. The Activist -- $tChapter 8. The Second Hearing -- $tChapter 9. The Scientist -- $tChapter 10. The Politician -- $tChapter 11. The Brown Ribbon -- $tChapter 12. Heal the Bay -- $tChapter 13. The Dirty Toilet Awards -- $tChapter 14. The Decision -- $tChapter 15. Friend of the Court -- $tChapter 16. Outsiders and Insiders -- $tChapter 17. The 50 Percent Job -- $tEpilogue -- $tResources -- $tIndex 330 $aDirty Water is the riveting story of how Howard Bennett, a Los Angeles schoolteacher with a gift for outrageous rhetoric, fought pollution in Santa Monica Bay--and won. The story begins in 1985, when many scientists considered the bay to be one of the most polluted bodies of water in the world. The insecticide DDT covered portions of the sea floor. Los Angeles discharged partially treated sewage into its waters. Lifeguards came down with mysterious illnesses. And Howard Bennett happily swam in it every morning. By accident, Bennett learned that Los Angeles had applied for a waiver from the Clean Water Act to continue discharging sewage into the bay. Incensed that he had been swimming in dirty water, Bennett organized oddball coalition to orchestrate stunts such as wrapping brown ribbon around LA's city hall and issuing Dirty Toilet Awards to chastise the city's administration. This is the fast-paced story of how this unusual cast of characters created an environmental movement in Los Angeles that continues to this day with the nationally recognized Heal the Bay. Character-driven, compelling, and uplifting, Dirty Water tells how even the most polluted water can be cleaned up-by ordinary people. 410 0$aStephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment. 606 $aSewage disposal in the ocean$xEnvironmental aspects$zCalifornia$zSanta Monica Bay 606 $aMarine pollution$zCalifornia$zSanta Monica Bay$xPrevention 606 $aEnvironmental policy$zCalifornia$zSanta Monica Bay Region 606 $aEnvironmentalists$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aPolitical activists$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aHigh school teachers$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aSanta Monica Bay Region (Calif.)$xEnvironmental conditions 610 $a1985. 610 $abays and oceans. 610 $abeach. 610 $abodies of water. 610 $aclean water act. 610 $aclean water. 610 $addt. 610 $adirty water. 610 $adiscussion books. 610 $aeasy to read. 610 $aecology. 610 $aengaging. 610 $aenvironment. 610 $aenvironmental impact. 610 $aenvironmental movement. 610 $aheal the bay. 610 $ahuman impact. 610 $ainsecticide pollution. 610 $ainspirational. 610 $alively. 610 $alocal politics. 610 $alos angeles. 610 $amake a difference. 610 $anonfiction account. 610 $apolluted water. 610 $araw sewage. 610 $asanta monica bay. 610 $ascientists. 610 $asea floor. 610 $aswimming. 610 $atrue story. 610 $auplifting. 610 $awater pollution. 615 0$aSewage disposal in the ocean$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aMarine pollution$xPrevention. 615 0$aEnvironmental policy 615 0$aEnvironmentalists 615 0$aPolitical activists 615 0$aHigh school teachers 676 $a363.739/409794 686 $aAR 12500$2rvk 700 $aSharpsteen$b Bill$f1954-$01632732 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828975003321 996 $aDirty water$94049408 997 $aUNINA